5. earl the squirrel wants to know how high he has to climb to reach the top of the tree. there is a mirror on the ground 30 ft from the tree. earl stands 12 inches away from the mirror and can see the top of the tree. his little beady eyes are 8 inches above the ground. using similar triangles, find the height of the tree to the nearest foot.

45 ft
16 ft
20 ft
24 ft

Joel wants to buy a new tablet computer fram a store having a 20% off sale on all tablets. the tablet he wants has an original cost of $190. he also wants to make sure he has enough money to pay the 5% sales tax. part one joel uses the incorect expression 0.95(190)(0.8) to calculate that the tablet will cost him a total of $144.40. describe his error and write the correct expression part two how much will joel pay for the tablet show your work if you answer this question correctly you will receive a prize of 99 points good luck